Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence

Brewed by Brewery Ommegang (Moortgat)
Style: Stout
Cooperstown, New York USA

Corked bottle. Very dark brew, lots of lacing. Nice creamy body. As others mention, it doesn’t scream chocolate. The Belgian yeast seems to add its expected notes, but that’s very subtle. On the dry side. Good stout, but not too far out of the norm.

750mL bottle purchased at the Pole Line Nugget in Davis, CA. I get a lot of doughiness in the aroma. Obviously, there is quitea bit of sweet chocolate and roasty flavors present, too. A little yeast funk. Mildly transparent dark dark brown color with a medium tan head, which leaves nice lacing and is long-lasting. This starts and maintains a pretty sweet, sugary chocolate flavoring throughout. There is a little roastiness in the middle. The finish has a bit of a dusty yeast flavor, consistent with a Belgian yeast strain. Very lightly hopped to finish. Pretty straight forward. Not terrible, but not amazing, either.

Pours a dark chocolate color with a tall head that lingers. Superb lacing. Aromas of roasted coffee and chocolate. Medium nectar with ample carbonation. Good flavor concentration with a high roasted coffee and cocoa presence. The finish lingers with superb bittering.

From bottle. Pours dark black with small tan head. Aromas of dark fruit and chocolate. Very muddled appearance due to the chocolate. Smooth finish with decent length.

Rated 11/10/2008 (bottle): Pours a very dark black color body. Has some small tan head, but is diminishing. Flowery aroma, some dark fruits.Some chocolate too. Some alcohol.. Cigarette smoke taste. Some dark chocolate, and some bitter chocolate taste. Soft mouthfeel. Not a fan of cigarette smoke. Waxy mouthfeel. Stouty. Eh.

Just wasn’t a fan of this...when you name your beer "Chocolate Indulgence" I expect to be enveloped in a wave of chocolate-y goodness!!! This brew was murky deep walnut with a solid 1/2 inch off-white head. Very yeasty...can taste and smell the belgian influence...with a hint of burnt malt and smoke. The chocolate is there but subtle. Disappointment.

750ml bottle. Chestnut pour that is quite dark with a medium head. Fairly light aroma with mostly burnt and roasted malts. I don’t know about every one else, but Chocolate?? Where??? The flavor has nicely presented roasted and toasted malt but if there is any chocolate it is an after thought. Just a simple straight forward, well make stout is all I would say. Carbonated medium body. While I am mystified by the name and was expecting more chocolate, I did like it.

Pours a nice near black with a rich beige head. The aroma is kinda weak, but has some chocolate and coffee, and surprisingly little yeasty notes. Same with the taste – it’s like a regular old stout with a thin body and not much character. It’s almost as if the Belgian yeast did nothing to the flavor profile. I love Ommegang, but this one missed the mark a bit.